Senior Health Backend Engineer (Scalable & Secure)

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Apple stock programs

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego seeks a Senior Server Software Engineer to design, implement, and deliver scalable health research tools within Apple Health. You will help power data storage, large-scale analysis, and algorithm development while ensuring security and privacy.

You will collaborate across teams to define requirements, mentor engineers, and drive architectural decisions for a robust backend stack in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of developing, testing, and delivering software.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• 7+ years experience with an object-oriented language (Java or Python preferred).
• Deep experience in micro-services architecture and API patterns.
• BS Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with cross functional partners to understand their needs and influence product strategy.
• Architecting and implementing large-scale, distributed backend systems with a strong emphasis on scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Investigating and debugging production applications and systems.
• Designing and implementing test automation to validate system behavior and prevent regressions.
• Owning and evolving the backend tech stack; making key decisions on frameworks, tools, and data infrastructure.
• Clearly communicating with the team, managers, and cross-functional partners.
• Leading projects with multiple engineers to deliver new features from concept to production.
• Leading technical design reviews and ensuring system design aligns with business objectives and engineering best practices.
• Mentoring and guiding engineers to foster a culture of learning, code quality, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Java or Python

Microservices

Distributed systems

API design

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Blob storage

Public cloud platforms

Job description

Apple Inc. in San Diego seeks a Senior Server Software Engineer to design, implement, and deliver scalable health research tools within Apple Health. You will help power data storage, large-scale analysis, and algorithm development while ensuring security and privacy.

You will collaborate across teams to define requirements, mentor engineers, and drive architectural decisions for a robust backend stack in a fast-paced environment.